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leggo
- (slang, chiefly imperative) Contraction of let go.
- 1949, William Lindsay Gresham, Limbo Tower, page 87:
- He stepped in, gripping the orderly by the front of his white jacket. "Hey, leggo me. You’ll start hemorrhaging and they’ll blame me."
- 1966, Richard Johns, Pagany, page 120:
- Hey, leggo, mister! I want to stay up there in the sun! Jim picked up the kid and carried him.
- 2005, Christine M McMahon, Choices Made: The Street Years:
- “Hey, leggo,” Nick said pushing Jamy back a little. “What are you doin’?” “I just wanted to hug you.”
- (slang, chiefly imperative) Contraction of let's go. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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